The Editorial Board

An American Airlines jet approaches the runway as a United Airlines jet taxis at O'Hare International Airport on April 14, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: No, United’s Scott Kirby, you should not be able to swallow American Airlines

April 15, 2026 at 12:40 p.m.

A merger between United and American Airlines must never be allowed to happen.

Jeff MacNelly's editorial cartoon on filing taxes first ran in 1976.

50 years ago today, cartoonist Jeff MacNelly nailed the horrors of Tax Day. It’s still funny.

April 15, 2026 at 9:32 a.m.

Jeff MacNelly's editorial cartoon on filing taxes is perhaps the most popular and surely the funniest single cartoon in Tribune history.

The Rev. Kenneth J. Anderson, pastor of St. John Henry Newman Parish in Evanston, has been asked to step away from handling parish finances after the Archdiocese of Chicago said questions arose. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Editorial: Financial scandal at Evanston parish raises questions about archdiocesan controls

April 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

An Evanston pastor removed from his post for allegedly taking parish funds for his own use raises questions about archdiocesan financial controls.

Tents sit near a burned section of ground in a homeless person encampment in Legion Park in the North Park neighborhood on March 4, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: Before adding new rules on homelessness, let’s enforce the ones we have

April 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The uncomfortable tension here is that this bill prioritizes the rights of unsheltered individuals without equally addressing the effects on other people who use public spaces.

A masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent stands just inside a passenger exit area in Terminal 1 at O’Hare International Airport on March 23, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: Don’t mess with Chicago O’Hare, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Start talking, instead.

April 14, 2026 at 8:26 a.m.

Start negotiating, DHS Secretary Mullin. Leave O'Hare alone.

Pope Leo XIV presides over a prayer vigil for peace at St. Peter's Basilica, on April 11, 2026, in Vatican City. (Antonio Masiello/Getty)

Editorial: On President Trump’s war of words with Pope Leo

April 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

With his harsh criticism of Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump steps into a trap his predecessors avoided in past papal interactions.

Kellogg's headquarters on June 21, 2022, in Battle Creek, Michigan. In 2022 the company announced it would split into three different companies and move its corporate headquarters out of Battle Creek to Chicago. (Bill Pugliano/Getty)

Editorial: Battle Creek, a Rust Belt icon, battles back as American manufacturing jobs decline

April 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Battle Creek would be in big trouble had it depended only on Kellogg as its economic engine. Instead, over the years, the city’s economic development brain trust got creative.

Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden, second from left, listens during a board meeting on April 8, 2026. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: For now, Chicago’s public schools will be open May 1. But the CTU saga may not be over.

April 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Part of us would like the Chicago school board president to call a vote on closing schools May 1 at CTU's behest.

The sun sets on the Illinois State Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026, in Springfield. State lawmakers recently updated Illinois’ child pornography laws to include AI-generated images. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: As AI turns classmates into targets, schools and parents are playing catch-up

April 13, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

Shocking AI abuse uncovered at Lake Zurich high school is a wake-up call for parents.

Scott Stantis editorial cartoon for Sun, Apr 12, 2026, on Mag Mile revival. (Scott Stantis/For the Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: Michigan Avenue imagines a sweet, magical future

April 13, 2026 at 8:26 a.m.

The Hand and the Eye magic theater and the Candy Hall of Fame auger well for Michigan Avenue.

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